[ale] Election virus, etc.

[Bob Toxen]

SANS NewsBites              April 9, 2003		Vol. 5, Num. 14
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TOP OF THE NEWS
   Web Site That Was to Post Local Election Results Crashes After Virus
     Attack
   SETI at home Software Vulnerabilities
   ISS Study Shows Security Incidents Increased Significantly in First
     Quarter of 2003
   Apache HTTP Server Vulnerability
   Study Says Incident Recovery in 2002 Takes Longer and Costs More 
     than in 2001

(7 April 2003)
A web site designed to tally and publish the results of a local
election in Will County, Illinois was unable to perform as expected
because it was deluged with phony requests.  The Will County Director  
of Information Systems has informed the FBI.
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/04/07/1049567599656.html
[Editor's Note (Schultz): Although this news item might superficially
appear to not be all that important, it is really quite significant.
There is considerable apprehension concerning computerized voting 
systems, and incidents such as this one will only increase the level
of concern.]

And rightly so!  --Bob
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